A BJP lawmaker from Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh was today shot at during Holi celebrations at the district party office. Yogesh Verma was with some people when an argument broke out following which he was shot at.

Odisha leader Baijayant Jay Panda who joined the BJP early this month and was subsequently appointed the state's national vice-president and spokesperson will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from his last sitting seat Kendrapara. He vacated his seat and resigned from Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal last year.

BJP president Amit Shah will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda announced in a press conference held to release the party's first list on Thursday evening.

The BJP on Monday released its first list of candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, naming Union Minister Smriti Irani as the party's candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. A Congress bastion for decades, the listing squarely sets Smriti Irani up for a second fight with party chief Rahul Gandhi.

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to $2 billion, spent Holi behind bars in one of England's most overcrowded jails on Thursday, a day after a UK judge rejected his bail application.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from his sitting constituency Varanasi in the Lok Sabha elections that begin next month, the BJP announced today, as it launched its first list of candidates for the national elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary seat he retained after winning two seats in the 2014 election, the BJP announced this evening, as it released its first list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections that begin next month.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra has suffered a setback, with the son of senior leader Vijaysinh Mohite Patil joining the BJP at a time when the party leadership is trying to keep its flock together.

Srinagar has been marred with protests today against the custodial death of a school principal on Tuesday. Awantipora, the hometown of the victim, Rizwan Asad Pandit, saw hundreds of people visiting the family of the victim to stand in solidarity.

The BJP is likely to release its first list of candidates this evening for next month's national elections, sources have told NDTV. Around 250 names are expected in the list, which is likely to have 35 candidates from Uttar Pradesh, all 17 seats the party is contesting in Bihar, 21 in Maharashtra and five in Chhattisgarh.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is now announcing its list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi and Amit Shah will fight polls from Gandhinagar.

Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav on Thursday called the Pulwama terror attack a conspiracy for votes, adding that a probe would be ordered into the attack after the government changes at the centre.